Defn: An apparatus for measuring the amount of heat contained in bodies or developed by some mechanical or chemical process, as friction, chemical combination, combustion, etc.
2. (Engineering)
Defn: An apparatus for measuring the proportion of unevaporated water contained in steam.
CALORIMETRIC
Ca*lor`i*met"ric, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to process of using the calorimeter.
Satisfactory calorimetric results. Nichol.
CALORIMETRY
Cal`o*rim"e*try, n. (Physics)
Defn: Measurement of the quantities of heat in bodies.
CALORIMOTOR
Ca*lor`i*mo"tor, n. Etym: [L. calor heat + E. motor.] (Physics)
Defn: A voltaic battery, having a large surface of plate, and producing powerful heating effects.
CALORISATOR
Ca*lor"i*sa`tor, n. [NL., heater, fr. L. calor heat.]